An Australian police officer has been found guilty of "dangerous driving occasioning death" for a 2022 incident where he parked a car in the path of an "indigenous" teenager who was riding a stolen trail bike.
This is Beyond Parody:
Gotta be honest here: This might be one of the more heroic stories to come out of Australia in some time. Check it out via the uber progressive Guardian:
Benedict Bryant, 47, was found guilty on Friday of dangerous driving occasioning the death of Indigenous teenager Jai Kalani Wright in February 2022 in an inner Sydney suburb.
Judge Jane Culver ruled Bryant should have known placing his car without its lights and sirens activated could have caused a collision which posed a serious risk to the 16-year-old.
Yeah, I'm thinking that's why he put the car there ... you know, to stop a runaway criminal.
Anyhow,
Bryant was behind the wheel when he parked the car at the end of a bike path he knew the teen was riding down at speed.
After colliding with the car, Jai was thrown off his bike and suffered critical head injuries, dying at Prince Alfred hospital the following day.
While there was no evidence the sergeant was intending to injure or kill the teenager, the judge found a person of his experience should have known creating the obstacle would pose a danger.
Officer Bryant:
Although how does someone get charged with dangerous driving occasioning death when they weren't even driving? Shouldn't it be "dangerous parking occasioning death"?
Regardless, Australia is a parody of a country.
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